Our Correspondent | 2014-12-18 00:00:00
MAGURA, Dec 17: An old man was killed at the early hours of Wednesday in village Raipur under Mohammadpur Upazila of Magura. The deceased was identified as Alfu Sarder, 60, son of Shamsher Sarder of village Raipur. The deceased's son...
Congress President Sonia Gandhi was admitted to a hospital on Thursday for treatment of lower respiratory tract infection, AICC general secretary Ajay Maken told PTI.
SYLHET, Dec 17 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a microbus driver with the throat slashed from beside the Sylhet-Dhaka Highway in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday, two days after he had going missing. The deceased was identified...
NATORE, Dec 17 (UNB): Miscreants cut down at least 585 mango plants in two orchards at Takinagar village in Bagatipara upazila on Tuesday night. Locals said some unknown miscreants cut down 510 mango plants in an orchard covering 20 bighas...
Prisoner dies at Magura hospital A prisoner, who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a case under Narcotics Control Act, died at sadar hospital in Magura on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Khalil Fakir, 48, son of...
PESHAWAR, Dec 17 (AFP): Pakistan Wednesday mourned 148 people-mostly children-killed by the Taliban in a school massacre that prompted global revulsion and put the government under new pressure to combat the scourge of militancy. Across the country many schools closed...
KANDAHAR, Dec 17 (AFP): Taliban militants detonated a suicide bomb and stormed a bank in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five police and five civilians as the country endures a rise in violence as US-led NATO troops pull out. The...
ROME, Dec 17 (AFP): Rome threatened to withdraw its ambassador from India Wednesday as a diplomatic row over two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen during an anti-piracy mission escalated. The soldiers say they fired on the two fishermen...
PESHAWAR, Dec 17 (Reuters): The massacre of more than 132 Pakistani school children by Taliban gunmen was a chilling reminder of Hillary Clinton's warning to Islamabad in 2011 that "you can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only...
TUNIS, Dec 17 (AFP): Tunisians vote in the second round of a presidential election on Sunday, capping off four years of a sometimes chaotic transition since their country sparked the Arab Spring. Incumbent Moncef Marzouki faces political veteran Beji Caid...
15 children among 25 dead in Yemen car bomb attack SANAA, Dec 17: Fifteen children on a school bus were among at least 25 people killed in a suicide car bomb attack in central Yemen targeting a Shiite militia leader...
SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (AFP): Oil suffered fresh losses in Asia Wednesday, sinking to new multi-year lows as dealers watch Russia's ruble crisis and await the latest US crude supply report, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for January delivery...
SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters): Gold steadied at just below $1,200 an ounce on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting of the year, when it may signal how soon it will raise interest rates....
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17 (AFP): OPEC has no plans to intervene in the oil market to shore up sagging crude prices, the Kuwaiti oil minister said yesterday, as Brent crude breached the $60 mark. "At OPEC's meeting in November, we...
MUMBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters): Indian soybean futures fell on Tuesday tracking a sluggish international market while rapeseed edged up on thin supply of the old crop in spot markets. U.S soybean futures fell due to lighter-than-expected monthly usage in the...
Relations between the United States of America and Bangladesh are firmest now, observed US Ambassador Dan W Mozena. The outgoing US envoy made the observation during his meeting with Opposition Leader Begum Raushan Ershad. The meeting took place at Raushan’s...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-18 00:00:00
Image building of the struggling state carrier Biman remains a challenge as its new foreign boss joins the airlines early next month, analysts said. Biman Bangladesh Airlines has tapped Kyle Haywood, a South-African-born British citizen, as its next managing director...
Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) organised a training programme on 'Labour Mediation and Problem Solving Techniques for Workplace Disputes' jointly with Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS), USA at a city hotel on Wednesday, said a statement. Chief Executive of...
FE Report | 2014-12-18 00:00:00
Tourism sector can get the country more money than the readymade garment (RMG) sector now brings as the main export sector, says a government minister. "The tourism industry may exceed RMG sector in terms of foreign-currency earnings in the near...
FE Report | 2014-12-18 00:00:00
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson expressed the hope Wednesday his country's 'important' relations in the field of trade and investment with Bangladesh would continue in future. The United Kingdom (UK) is the largest export market for Bangladeshi items...
Regent announces addl flights to KL Regent Airways has announced additional flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on every Tuesday from December 23. This is the 5th frequency of a week to Malaysia with 126 seatstate of the art New Generation...
FE Report | 2014-12-18 00:00:00
The country's honey growers are expecting 3,200 tonnes of honey worth Tk 960 million in 2015 thanks to an increase in the cultivation of oil seeds this season, farmers said. Increasing numbers of modern honey farms are also helping boost...
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